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We had an absolute blast exploring the Silver Thread Scenic Byway this last week. Fall color was peak awesomeness and I finally got to check out North Clear Creek Falls! Ever since I first saw a photo of these falls years ago I have been wanting to visit. Now that I have I would have to call this a somewhat hidden gem that easily is one of our finest waterfalls in the state.
In some ways these falls remind me of a western Colorado version of Palouse Falls in Washington, which is high praise indeed. We see them lit here by the full moon that followed last week's lunar eclipse (which was also awesome).
Have a great weekend ahead all!
Edit: I have replaced the first version posted with this as the previous had something happen with color management and came across far too warm.
"Now she's lit by the warm orange spreading from the horizon as not-quite-day, becomes not-quite-night"
- David Levithan, Every Day
Beautiful sunset over North Star Lake in the Chippewa National Forest near Marcell, Minnesota.
Photo was taken from my campsite at the North Star Lake National Forest Campground on Minnesota Highway 38, aka the Edge of the Wilderness Scenic Byway.
This stretch of highway is one of the most scenic in the state. The Highway 38 road bed still retains a fair amount of its original upsy-downsy curvyness. It goes north out of Grand Rapids and runs until it intersects Minnesota Highway 1 in Effie.
Top of the Rockies Scenic Byway
San Isabel National Forest
Mt. Elbert, highest mountain in Colorado at 14,439'
The green lane byway with its contrasting verges between fields of barley provided a variety of converging lines leading through the trees standing above the valley beyond.
In the landscape of the North Wessex Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and also within the UNESCO World Heritage Site celebrating the ancient sites of Avebury and Stonehenge. Burial Barrows are sited amongst the clusters of trees.
In the town of Twin Lakes, Colorado a view of Twin Peaks and Mt. Hope - Top of the Rockies Scenic Byway.
The Peak to Peak Scenic Byway is a 55-mile (89 km) National Forest Scenic Byway and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Gilpin, Boulder, Larimer counties, Colorado, USA. The Peak to Peak Highway was originally built in 1918 and provides views of the Front Range mountains in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. It was Colorado's first scenic highway. The Central City/Black Hawk Historic District is a National Historic Landmark.
The Peak to Peak Highway connects to the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow National Scenic Byway at Estes Park.
(Wikipedia)
Sylvan Lake, in Custer State Park, South Dakota, is a popular resort area and wedding venue.
It is located along the Peter Norbeck Byway. Roughly a figure-eight route, the byway travels through portions of Custer State Park, the Norbeck Wildlife Preserve, near Mount Rushmore National Memorial and the Black Elk National Wilderness Area. Highways 16A, 244, 89 and 87 combine to create the route, A masterpiece of artistic engineering, this 70-mile byway includes spiraling bridges, hairpin curves, granite tunnels and awe-inspiring views. No wonder it was named one of the 10 Most Outstanding Byways in America.
All of the lakes in the Black Hills are manmade. Sylvan, the most popular, was featured in the 2007 Disney movie, National Treasure: Book of Secrets.
Coulee Corridor Scenic Byway, Washington.
Feels good to be out there at the crack of dawn again.
Since I’m not the facebooking type, I should mention here that I was honored to be invited to be a part of a group show featuring unique photos of the Space Needle at Brenda Pederson's wonderful Hammie Salon gallery during the April 8 Georgetown Art Attack.
If you’re in the neighborhood, please stop by and say hello! Relevant links:
www.facebook.com/events/391848967859792/ georgetownartattack.com/
A Beautiful weekend Along the Hells Canyon Scenic Byway in Baker County Oregon.
Enjoyed a beautiful weekend along the Hells Canyon Scenic Byway between the towns of Baker City and Halfway, with beautiful blue skies and amazing views of the Wallowa Mountains along the way including a stop at the Halfway Farmers Market, and some time exploring the town of halfway and surrounding century farms.
The Hells Canyon Scenic Byway is a loop that encircles the Wallowa Mountains, intersecting with Interstate 84 at Baker City and La Grande. During the fall the byway is an ideal route for exploring the regions fall foliage and autumn splendor with some great wildlife viewing opportunities along the way.
The byway is a popular destination for group tours and offers visitors a chance to experience small town Americana in small towns like Halfway, as they explore the rugged and spectacular Northeast Oregon landscape along the way.
Hwy 86 between Baker City and the Hells Canyon Dam at the bottom of the canyon is open year round providing visitors access to the deepest river gorge in North America.
To download a map of the Hells Canyon Byway and more information about this beautiful scenic drive visit www.hellscanyonbyway.com
For more information about the Hells Canyon Scenic byways or other Baker County, scenic drives, events and attractions, visit the Baker County tourism website at www.travelbakercounty.com
New Mexico. The camera interpreted this image too colorfully, but I kinda like it. Will return camera setting to "accurate."
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Abandoned section of old Kansas Hwy 54 in the Flint Hills region between Eureka and El Dorado
note* As I turned around to return to the car is when I took the cloud picture viewed after this one.
note** brightness level -5 and Contrast level 7 edits in Flickr Photo Editor
This Old section of Hwy80 was once a Mother Road, it winded through the mountains near Jacumba, down to the Anza Borrego Desert far below. Later The highway was straightened and widened and this section was bypassed. Today it looks like a view of the Post Apocalyptic World.
Scenic Byway 12 spans a route of 124 miles, and travels through some of the most diverse, remote and ruggedly beautiful landscapes in the country. It runs through Utah’s Garfield and Wayne Counties and is home to Bryce Canyon and Capitol Reef National Parks; Kodachrome Basin, Escalante Petrified Forest, and Anasazi Museum State Parks; Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and the 1.8-million-acre Dixie National Forest.